ឈ្នះ

See also: ឈាន

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer jnaḥ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟnah (“victorious”). Cognate with Mon ဇၞး.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈ្នះ j̥ʰnḥ WT romanisation chnĕəh (standard) IPA(key) /cʰnĕəh/

Verb

ឈ្នះ • (chnĕəh) (abstract noun ការឈ្នះ)

1. to win, vanquish, defeat
2. to be successful, be triumphant

Affixed forms

• ជម្នះ (cumnĕəh)

See also

• រាប (riəp)